--- title: "Aarhus Cruise Port" url: https://cruisello.com/destinations/baltic/aarhus description: "Denmark's youthful second city of smiles" --- # Aarhus πŸ‡©πŸ‡° Β· Denmark Β· Baltic > "Denmark's youthful second city of smiles" ## At a Glance - **Avg. Ships/Day:** 1.1 - **Avg. Time in Port:** 9.3h - **Visiting Sailings:** 316 - **Cruise Lines:** 10 ## Peak Season Busiest months: Jun (54 sailings), May (47 sailings), Aug (45 sailings) ## About Aarhus Aarhus is compact enough to cover on foot in a day, and most of the good stuff is near the harbour. Den Gamle By, an open-air museum built from relocated historic buildings, is genuinely interesting rather than the usual tourist-bait reconstruction. ARoS art museum has a rainbow-coloured glass walkway on the roof that gives you a 360-degree view of the city through tinted panels. The street food market in a converted bus garage is the easy lunch option β€” Danish smΓΈrrebrΓΈd next to Vietnamese and Mexican stalls, all decent. The Latin Quarter has smaller cafΓ©s if you want something quieter. Aarhus was a Viking settlement originally, and there's a small museum downtown with artefacts from that period. The waterfront promenade along Γ…boulevarden fills up on sunny afternoons with locals drinking coffee. ## Quick Facts - **Currency:** DKK (Danish Krone) - **Language:** Danish - **Timezone:** Europe/Copenhagen (UTC+1) - **Tipping:** Service included; not expected ## Location Coordinates: 56.1496, 10.2134 - [Open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/cruise+terminal+Aarhus/@56.149628,10.213405,13z) - [Open in Apple Maps](https://maps.apple.com/?q=cruise%20terminal%20Aarhus&ll=56.149628,10.213405&z=13) ## Things to Do in Aarhus Top-rated shore excursions that fit a typical ~9h port call. Prices are starting prices per person. | Tour | Rating | Duration | Fits Port Day | From | Provider | |------|------|------|------|------|------| | [Street Art and Rooftops of Aarhus, Denmark](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/f5f53b50-a818-4300-b9ab-23f6b10660a6.md?via=markdown) | 4.9β˜… (74) | 2h | βœ“ | €53 | Viator | | [Aarhus City Highlights Tour: History, Culture & Street Art](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/391029d2-1a6d-42cb-8a3e-c27c3896afa1.md?via=markdown) | 5β˜… (36) | 3h | βœ“ | €50 | Viator | | [Historical Walking Tour in Aarhus](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/3a01a84e-232d-44cb-8daf-0cbc3a99a782.md?via=markdown) | 4.7β˜… (39) | 2h | βœ“ | €20 | Viator | | [Aarhus Walking Tour: Explore Top Sights & Hidden Gems](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/a5bd15b6-c1de-4639-b449-ac6954444ecd.md?via=markdown) | 4β˜… (60) | 2h | βœ“ | €38 | Viator | | [The Ancient Viking Stronghold of Aros: A Self-Guided Audio Tour in Aarhus](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/9704a91f-20f1-40e6-8d0c-067a65580d20.md?via=markdown) | 4.1β˜… (40) | 1h 15m | βœ“ | €11 | Viator | | [Explore Aarhus in 60 minutes with a Local](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/17ae2d8e-6066-43f0-a085-b3df30167d27.md?via=markdown) | 4.1β˜… (15) | 1h | βœ“ | €79 | Viator | | [Time travel in Aarhus](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/3fff2eb9-b931-4080-8df3-007161d27163.md?via=markdown) | 4.3β˜… (19) | 5h | βœ“ | €136 | Viator | | [Aarhus Walking Tour: From Viking Village to Metropolis](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/5eb71a64-176b-4992-819f-88c9f26b509e.md?via=markdown) | 5β˜… (8) | 3h | βœ“ | €27 | Viator | | [Aarhus Craft BeerWalk](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/0e26654a-0517-439b-8b2d-715e52555b3e.md?via=markdown) | 4.9β˜… (8) | 2h 30m | βœ“ | €54 | Viator | | [Culture capital tour](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/1021bfc3-1310-4b44-b377-853d4c6538f4.md?via=markdown) | 5β˜… (5) | 3h | βœ“ | €88 | Viator | | [Surprise Walk of Aarhus with a Local](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/ee619603-78ee-4522-b32d-cab8ae2fc821.md?via=markdown) | 4.3β˜… (4) | 1h 30m | βœ“ | €65 | Viator | | [Aarhus Self guided Mystery hunt Sabotage in Danish](https://cruisello.com/gogogo/excursion/a253fc9a-3fcd-4dd1-8794-d96d178d3aea.md?via=markdown) | 4.3β˜… (3) | 2h | βœ“ | €49 | Viator | Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews. ## Nearby Ports - [Fredericia](https://cruisello.com/destinations/northern-europe-scandinavia/fredericia.md): 39 nm - [Nyborg](https://cruisello.com/destinations/baltic/nyborg.md): 54 nm - [Copenhagen](https://cruisello.com/destinations/baltic/copenhagen.md): 85 nm ## Cruise Lines Serving This Port - [AIDA Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/aida-cruises.md) - [Carnival Cruise Line](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/carnival-cruise-line.md) - [Celebrity Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/celebrity-cruises.md) - [Costa Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/costa-cruises.md) - [Holland America Line](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/holland-america-line.md) - [MSC Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/msc-cruises.md) - [Norwegian Cruise Line](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/norwegian-cruise-line.md) - [Princess Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/princess-cruises.md) - [Royal Caribbean](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/royal-caribbean.md) - [TUI Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/tui-cruises.md) ## Cheapest Available Sailing **[View this cruise β†’](https://cruisello.com/cruises/amber-wake-dover-aarhus-kiel~COSTA-DIADEMA-20270426-4.md)** - **Price:** €367 per person (€734 total for 2 guests) - **Cruise Line:** [Costa Cruises](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/costa-cruises.md) - **Ship:** [Costa Diadema](https://cruisello.com/cruise-lines/costa-cruises/costa-diadema.md) - **Duration:** 4 nights - **Departure:** 2027-04-26 - **Itinerary:** Amber Wake – Dover, Aarhus & Kiel ## Featured Cruises from Aarhus Prices are per person, two sharing, in the fare's own currency. | Cruise | Ship | Line | Departure | Nights | Price | |------|------|------|------|------|------| | [Grand European Tour – Paris, Copenhagen & Amsterdam](https://cruisello.com/cruises/grand-european-tour-paris-copenhagen-amsterdam~CCL-MIRACLE-20270529-9.md) | Carnival Miracle | Carnival Cruise Line | 2027-05-29 | 9 | €1,067 | | [Amber Skerries – Stockholm & Copenhagen](https://cruisello.com/cruises/amber-skerries-stockholm-copenhagen~AIDA-AIDAMAR-20270510-8.md) | AIDAmar | AIDA Cruises | 2027-05-10 | 8 | €1,390 | | [Fjord & Sound Passage – Bergen, Oslo & Copenhagen](https://cruisello.com/cruises/fjord-sound-passage-bergen-oslo-copenhagen~AIDA-AIDANOVA-20270501-14.md) | AIDAnova | AIDA Cruises | 2027-05-01 | 14 | €1,715 | ## Browse Cruises - 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